RAW

Raw opens with some of the MITB competitors in both matches in the ring sitting on their own ladders.

Angle comes out to talk about the Money in the Bank PPV and how the MITB match is one of the most grueling in WWE history. Baron Corbin's music hits and he comes out with a shaved head wearing a suit.

Nattie says she is ready to compete after a minor injury last week. Everyone starts talking trash to each other and KO says the briefcase should be raised whenever Braun tries to reach for it. Strowman vows to cash in on Brock Lesnar. Bliss eventually screams at the top of her lungs to get everyone to shut up. 

Bliss flirts with Strowman a little before The Monster Among Men ends the segment by promising somebody is going to "Get these hands" on Sunday. 

Alexa Bliss vs Sasha Banks  vs. Natalya vs. Ember Moon in a Fatal 4 Way Match 

Natalya won 

Breezango vs. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre 

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre won

Ziggler and McIntyre give a promo after the match putting everyone in the tag team division on notice. They promise to save the division by taking everyone else out.

Jinder Mahal comes out and delivers a speech about how he sees himself defeating Reigns both tonight and at Money in the Bank. 

Mahal taunts Reigns once he gets to the ring and reveals Roman will actually be fighting Sunil Singh

Roman Reigns vs. Sunil Singh 

Roman Reigns won 

Mahal immediately attacks him and hits the Khallas.

The B Team vs. Rhyno and Heath Slater 

The B Team won

Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt appear on the stage after the match to tell Dallas and Axel they have no chance of winning the titles.

Elias is in the ring after the break. The crowd gives him major heat for insulting Arkansas before the commercial. He talks about how he will become the IC champion and gets the crowd to chant his signature catchphrase.

Elias sings a longer song than usual because nobody interrupts him like usual. He says he has a treat for the fans and shows off a special guitar he claims John Mayer gave him with the IC title painted on the front. Seth Rollins finally decides to make an appearance and runs down to the ring. Elias gets the jump on him, but Rollins is able to send him out of the ring with a backdrop. He grabs a mic and calls The Drifter a coward for running away.

Rollins sees Elias' new guitar sitting in the corner and starts admiring it. Elias begs him to leave it alone, so Seth jokes about auctioning it off to someone in the crowd. He acts like he is going to gently lay it down only to end up stomping on it while Elias watches helplessly from the ramp.

Bayley vs. Ruby Riott 

Ruby Riott won

Face To Face confrontation between Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax with the host/interviewer Jonathan Coachman 

Jonathan Coachman is in the ring to introduce Ronda Rousey, at which point we get a montage of social media reactions to the announcement that she’s going in the UFC Hall of Fame.

Jax says WWE is different from MMA and that is why she will win at Money in the Bank. Rousey says she is going to improvise and rip Jax's arm off. Coach calls her confident and Ronda says she has earned the right to be that way.

Both women brag about their accomplishments. Rousey takes off her coat like she's ready for a fight. Jax tries to hit her and Ronda grabs her arm. Nia nails her with a headbutt, but Rousey ends up pulling her down into the armbar anyway. Jax is able to block the hold and lift Rousey off the mat for a moment. Ronda keeps the hold locked in and Nia taps to get her to let go. It looks like Rousey can get her in the armbar after all. 

Braun Strowman vs. Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Roode in a Fatal 4 Way Match

Braun Strowman won 

The show ends with Strowman standing tall.

Rating 70/70

Pretty decent show and matches as we look on to MITB.

RAW

After a quick rundown of what we can expect on tonight's show, Kurt Angle heads to the ring to open the show.

Angle hypes an appearance from Ronda Rousey to sign the contract for her match against Nia Jax at MITB. He also announces a Fatal 4-Way match for a spot in the women's MITB match, but he is interrupted by Stephanie before he can reveal who is in the match.

Stephanie says she doesn't hold any hard feelings about what happened at WrestleMania and she will always do what is best for business. She says he has been doing a great job since Mania, but she will be presiding over the contract signing instead of Kurt. This is when Roman Reigns decides to come out.

Reigns threatened to continue beating people up until he gets what he wants. Roman brings up Lesnar again and Stephanie tries to shut him down by saying they have heard his concerns. Kevin Owens decides to come out he brags about qualifying for the MITB match while Reigns did not.

Owens says he is actually a fan of Reigns and tries to get a Thank You Roman chant going. He also tries to suck up to Stephanie and fails miserably. She books Reigns vs. Owens to take place immediately.

Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens

Jinder Mahal jumps Reigns and the ref calls for the bell. Mahal brings Reigns in the ring so he and Owens can double team him. Seth Rollins runs to the ring to make the save.

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens and Jinder Mahal

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns won

Jinder Mahal attacks Reigns and Rollins with a steel chair after the match. He hits Roman a couple dozen times before the officials finally drive him off.

Reigns vs. Mahal is announced for MITB before Sami Zayn comes down to interview Bobby Lashley's sisters.

Sami Zayn says Lashley lied during his interview last week and he is here to expose him. He invites Bobby's sisters to the ring, but the people who come out are clearly imposters. The crowd is sitting in stunned silence. The fake sisters tell some lies about Lashley. It takes way too long for Lashley to finally cut him off.

Lashley plays along and pretends these fakes are his sisters for a few moments. Zayn calls Bobby garbage and threatens to kick him out of the ring. The sisters help Sami attack Lashley, but the powerhouse fights them off. The painful long segment ends with Lashley using a broom to take out the last guy in a dress.

Alexa Bliss vs. Ember Moon

Ember Moon won

Baron Corbin vs. No Way Jose

Baron Corbin won

The B Team vs. Breezango

The B Team won

Stephanie McMahon is in the ring after the break to welcome Nia Jax to the ring first for the contract signing.

Ronda teases Stephanie about her arm after their Mania match before sitting down. McMahon asks how it feels to pass the rest of the division to get a title shot. Rousey says she knows there are women who deserve this more, but Nia challenged her and she accepted. Stephanie says Jax may be trying to make a name for herself at Rousey's expense. Stephanie asks Jax why it took her 20 minutes to defeat Bliss for the title. Jax says Ronda would never be able to get the armbar on her. She says she will make a name for herself because she will win at MITB. The champ signs the contract, and so does the challenger. Then Ronda moves the table out of the way and offers her hand to Nia. She looks at Jax's arm and vows to break it at Money in the Bank.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Chad Gable

Dolph Ziggler won

McIntyre grabs Gable after the match and hits the Claymore Kick to add insult to injury.

Natalya vs. Dana Brooke vs. Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan - Fatal 4 Way MITB Qualifying Match

Natalya won and qualifies for the Women's MITB Match

Bobby Roode vs. Elias

Elias won

Braun Strowman vs. Finn Balor

Braun Strowman won

The show ends with Strowman celebrating his win.

Rating 70/70

It was a pretty decent show (besides some segments) but other than that it was decent leading to MITB.

RAW

Raw opens with Brock Lesnar's music playing and The Beast making his way to the ring with Paul Heyman.
Heyman starts talking about WrestleMania. He recalls the beating Lesnar gave Reigns last week with glee.
Heyman gives quite the promo putting over his client and burying Reigns at the same time. He is about to finish his speech when the crowd starts making noise. Reigns is in the crowd walking toward the ring. He grabs a steel chair, but Lesnar still runs him over with a clothesline at ringside.
Reigns manages to shove Lesnar into the ring post before hitting with the chair several times. He goes for a Superman Punch off the steps, but Brock catches him and delivers a belly to belly suplex on the floor. The Beast picks up the steel steps and rams them into Reigns' face. He throws the steps and Roman into the ring.
Lesnar nails Reigns in the head with the steps for the second time. He picks up the chair and starts demolishing Roman with it. He looks like he is going to leave, but just like last week, he comes back to deliver an F5 onto the steps to finish off The Big Dog. Brock stands on the steps over a fallen Reigns with his title over his shoulder.
After the break, Reigns is shown leaving the arena under his own power.

Nia Jax vs. Mickie James

Nia Jax won

Bliss tries to attack Nia from behind, but the hit has no impact and Jax chases her from the ring. 

WWE plays a video after the break hyping Rousey and Angle vs. Triple H and Stephanie at WrestleMania It features Triple H and Stephanie giving an interview about what went wrong with Rousey's signing.

Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali  vs. TJP and Drew Gulak 

Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali won 

The Miz starts MizTV by reading Axel and Dallas the riot act. The Miz says they have failed him and he would have stayed in Cleveland if he wanted to be surrounded by failures. He blames them to his recent losses. Dallas says they are doing everything they can and Miz says he should Bolieve himself back to catering. Before he can continue his rant, Seth Rollins' music hits and he comes down to the ring.

Rollins says he hates MizTV but loves what he is seeing right now. He says he is going to let them finish hashing out their problems. He even offers to mediate and says Axel and Dallas just want to be thanked for their hard work. He says Miz wouldn't even have the IC title if it wasn't for them and he should be leading the crowd in Miztourage chants. Seth gets the chant going until Miz stops it.

Dallas calls Miz a phony A-lister who can't fight and Rollins stokes the flames by asking him to repeat it. Before he can, Finn Balor heads to the ring to join the party. He tricks Dallas into repeating what he said and Miz gets even more angry. 

Miz slaps Dallas when he tries to repeat himself. Axel holds his fellow Miztourage member back and Miz says he is trying to motivate them. He yells at them for letting Rollins and Balor play them. He reminds them he is just 34 days away from being the longest reigning IC champion of all time. He says he will be better than HBK and Mr. Perfect and Axel looks pissed. Miz tries to backtrack and says MizTV is canceled. Dallas blocks his path as he tries to leave the ring, and so does Axel. 

Miz pleads with them not to attack him, but the crowd encourages them. Rollins and Balor block Miz from backing up, but then Dallas and Axel go after Rollins and Balor while Miz smiles. The Miz pulled the wool over his opponents' eyes and fooled them into thinking there was an issue with the group. Dallas and Axel have to leave the ring to fight off Anderson and Gallows, which leaves Miz in the ring with Finn. He hits Miz with a sling blade, but the A-Lister avoids the stomp and escapes the ring. Seth and Finn have a small confrontation over the belt. After fending off The Miz again, Balor lays out Rollins and holds up the title.

Asuka vs. Jamie Frost 

Asuka won

Bayley and Banks have a confrontation backstage that turns into an argument. Bayley mocks her short title reigns and Banks ends up attacking her. They have to be pulled apart by several officials a few times before the fight finally ends.

Strowman heads out for his match against Sheamus
The Bar says they have figured out Strowman and want to know who his partner is. Braun says he will only tell them if Sheamus defeats him. 

Braun Strowman vs. Sheamus 
Braun Strowman won

After the break, Kurt Angle comes out to introduce Ronda Rousey

Angle says seeing Rousey train in recent weeks has convinced him she is ready. He says Triple H and Stephanie will be prepared for everything. Ronda says she didn't come to WWE looking for easy. She calls Stephanie "Trust fund tough." She still seems stiff on the mic, but she is better than she was during her last appearance. For some reason, Absolution interrupts her. 

Paige welcomes Rousey to Raw but says this is Absolution's show. She says they are willing to provide Rousey backup if she wants it. Ronda says she is good with Angle watching her back. Paige keeps talking and offers her a spot in Absolution. This is the most Paige has spoken in months. Ronda thanks her for the offer and politely declines. Paige sicks Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville on her. Ronda takes out Sonya with one shot and Rose tries to kick her. Rousey grabs her and throws her into Deville with a suplex. She brings Mandy down into an armbar, but Angle talks her out of doing any serious damage.

Anderson and Gallows vs. Miztourage 

Anderson and Gallows won

Elias vs. Rhyno 

Elias won

WWE recaps all of Cena's promos directed at The Undertaker before he meets Kane in a No Disqualification match tonight. 

John Cena vs. Kane in a No Disqualification Match 

John Cena won 

Cena calls out The Undertaker and screams his name in an attempt to get some kind of response. He says he knows Taker isn't deaf, he is just a coward. The crowd chants Taker's name and Cena says silence from him is not the answer.

Cena says staying quiet is disrespectful to everyone who has ever cheered for The Undertaker and ends by saying he hopes he sees Taker next week. 

The show ends with Cena leaving the ring. 

Rating: 60/60

It was alright but I expected better especially how close it is to WrestleMania but next week should be awesome and if it isn’t then I’ll be disappointed.

RAW

The show opens with Kurt Angle coming to the ring.

Angle says he is honored to be fighting alongside Rousey at WrestleMania and he won't regret what he does to Triple H. Then he informs the crowd that Lesnar won't be showing up tonight and Roman Reigns comes out to share his thoughts on the matter.

Reigns says he's not surprised Lesnar won't show up and it's just another sign of Lesnar's disrespect for the company and the fans. He asks Angle if Brock will be punished for not showing up to work, but he knows he won't because he is Vince's boy. Angle tries to cover his mic and Roman tells him not to touch it. Reigns gets some cheers when he says the people of Detroit know what would happen if they didn't show up for work. Reigns says the real problem is Vince McMahon.

Reigns says McMahon disrespected him by not telling him about Lesnar and having to find out from Angle just like everyone else. He says he refuses to be disrespected by Vince and walks backstage to confront him. Shane is sitting next to Vince.. McMahon tells Reigns they should go to his office and says to cut to a commercial.

Renee Young tries to interview Reigns as he is coming out of Vince's office after the break, but he walks right past her. Vince comes out and tells Renee that Brock is nobody's boy. He is his own man. Vince says he never intended to disrespect Roman but he told him to know his role. Vince agrees that Brock probably doesn't respect the fans, but he does respect competition. He claims The Beast will definitely be at Raw next week. He also says Reigns has been temporarily suspended.

Sasha Banks vs. Sonya Deville
Sasha won
Bayley prevents Mandy from interfering. Bayley walks away after Sasha captures the win.
Absolution surrounds Sasha and attacks her after the match.

The Miz is in the ring when we return for another episode of MizTV
Miz says Axel and Dallas have a shot to make it on the WrestleMania card later, so they aren't out with him tonight. He talks about his title match at WrestleMania and how he is on the verge of breaking the record for longest IC title reign. Seth Rollins is brought out as his first guest.
Miz says he thinks it should be just him and Rollins at WrestleMania because they are the workhorses of WWE and Balor doesn't have their same level of accomplishments. Miz 
calls Balor "The Man...in bingo halls." He warns Finn not to 
trust Seth because he has a history of turning his back on his friends.
Balor and Rollins have an argument and almost come to blows. They both see The Miz standing there with a huge smile on his face and they decide to attack him instead. After Miz is driven out of the ring, Rollins belts Balor in the face and walks away.

The Bar is out after the break. They are standing in the corner posing when Dallas and Axel attack them from behind.

The Revival eventually join Dallas and Axel. This leads to every team in the division coming out and attacking the champs. It looks like everyone wants a shot at the gold at WrestleMania.

John Cena is out after the break to talk about his path to WrestleMania. He seems to be in good spirits despite losing last night at Fastlane. He says he has found his road to WrestleMania after all these weeks.
Cena says he tried to earn a spot at WrestleMania on both brands and couldn't get the job done. He only blames himself and offers no excuses. The crowd starts chanting Undertaker's name and Cena says he hopes those backstage are listening. Cena says he is here to let everyone know he won't be contributing to WrestleMania this year.. Cena says he will not be attending WrestleMania as a fan.
Cena goes out into the crowd and takes a sip of some guy's beer. He gets a This is Awesome chant going, but the crowd boos when he tries to make them chant Let's Go Roman. Cena says he could just do the thing he wasn't supposed to do in the ring right now. He says "Screw it. I challenge The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania." The crowd explodes into Yes chants.
Cena says the only thing standing between him and a match with The Undertaker is The Undertaker himself. He tells Taker to get over his own ego and stop hiding behind his lame excuses. He says Taker is not old, washed up or broken down or he wouldn't be posting workout videos on his wife's Instagram. He calls Taker a self-centered, conceited egomaniac. He asks if the crowd wants to see Taker kick his 
butt at Mania and everyone cheers.
Cena says he would want one more match if he was in Taker's position before dropping the mic and walking away.

Sheamus and Cesaro are shown asking to be traded to SmackDown because they are sick of the tag team division on Raw. Angle books a tag team Battle Royal for tonight with the
winners earning a title shot at WrestleMania. 

Then Cole throws to a recap of last week's Symphony of Destruction match
Elias is in the ring after the video wearing a neck brace. He doesn't ask if we want to walk with him, skips his song and leaves the ring after saying "This is your fault." We see Braun Strowman backstage and he brags about dropping a piano on Elias last week and asks why he doesn't have a match at 
WrestleMania yet. He says he will carve a path of destruction until he gets a match.


Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor
Finn Balor won

Cole throws to a special tribute to Fabulous Moolah. WWE announces the first Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal for the women's division at WrestleMania during the video package.

Asuka is out after the break to explain why she chose to challenge Charlotte for the SD women's title at WrestleMania during an interview with Charly Caruso.

Before Asuka can say anything, Alexa Bliss and Mickie James come down to the ring. Bliss says Asuka is a great competitor and very smart. She puts over her undefeated streak, but James questions how she has remained undefeated for so long. Bliss says Asuka is afraid to step in the ring with someone like her and applauds her decision to choose the champion of the B-show. Asuka paraphrases Ric Flair and says to be the woman, she has to beat the woman, and that is Charlotte.

Asuka challenges Bliss to face her right now. Alexa stumbles over her words a little when she responds. She tries to call out “Nia Jax” to face Asuka, but she is nowhere to be seen. Alexa shoves Asuka and James lays her out with a running forearm

Asuka vs. Mickie James

Asuka won

Nia Jax vs. A Jobber
Nia Jax won 

For some reason, footage of James and Bliss talking trash about Jax backstage is shown on the big screen after the match. The mock Nia's weight and Bliss says uses her because she is a vulnerable human being.
Charly walks in and tells Bliss that the mic and camera for 
their interview has been on the whole time and everyone heard what she said about Nia. We see Jax running toward the backstage area and Alexa is shown freaking out. She and James run out of the room as fast as they can. They escape seconds before Jax comes in and starts tearing the place apart.

WWE plays a video preview for The Ultimate Deletion. We get a view of all the major staples of the original broken gimmick, including Senior Benjamin and the rest of the family. After the video, Wyatt delivers a promo from a smoky room.

Tag Team Battle Royal (Winners face The Bar at WrestleMania 34 for the Tag Team Titles)

As the Battle Royal is about to begin, Braun Strowman 
comes down and gets in the ring. It looks like he wants to be considered as a solo tag team performer.

Braun is declared the winner of the match, which means he now has a tag title shot against The Bar at WrestleMania.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we look onto WrestleMania 34. Let's see if Lesnar shows up next week or not. I don't know about you but I can't wait tell Reigns takes away that Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34. 

RAW

Raw opens with The Miztourage in the ring.

Miz barely gets one word out before he is interrupted by Kurt Angle. The GM says he knows Miz thinks the status of the IC title has diminished, but he will defend the belt at No Mercy. Miz starts talking over him about the definition of respect.
Angle books Miz to face whoever wins a Battle Royal tonight for a title shot next week, including his own miztourage.


Battle Royal
Jeff Hardy won and will face Miz NEXT week for the IC Title


Enzo Amore vs. Noam Dar
Enzo Amore won



Heyman and Lesnar make their way out after the break to address Braun Strowman
Heyman says they are there to actually sing the praises of Strowman and Heyman puts him over as the most worthy contender to the title.
Heyman plays a clip of Strowman taking out Lesnar last week. He says nobody gets to hold the title up until they manage to take it from Lesnar. Brock grabs the mic and says "Suplex city, bitch" before they walk away.


Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro
Cesaro won thanks to distraction between Sheamus and Dean fighting at ringside.

Sheamus challenged Ambrose to a match. He accepted.

Dean Ambrose vs. Sheamus
Dean Ambrose won thanks to some assist of Seth Rollins


Mickie James vs. Emma

Emma won


Kurt Angle comes out to preside over the contract signing between John Cena and Roman Reigns.
John Cena comes out
Reigns comes down and laughs at the idea of him being scared to fight Cena. He says Cena isn't as big of a deal as he thinks he is. He reminds everyone what he did to The Undertaker at WrestleMania and says he doesn't really need to fight Cena.
Cena calls Reigns a corporate-created John Cena bootleg and Roman says Cena is great at spinning the facts and says the fans don't boo him because they want him to be a heel. They boo him because he sucks. Cena says they say the same thing about Angle and he won a gold medal.
After Cena insults Reigns' ability to cut a promo, Reigns says Cena is a fake part-timer bitch He says Cena is a backstabbing shark who only shows up when WWE offers him enough money. He claims he is the one person Cena can't see and can't bury.
Cena says it took Reigns five years to cut a promo, but now he is going to teach him a lesson. He says he doesn't have a magic shovel and the fans are the ones who hold the keys to success. Cena claims he looked at winning the U.S. title as a new opportunity while Reigns saw it as a demotion.
Cena says he can do this part-time better than Reigns can full-time. Roman signs the deal before flipping over the table. Then Anderson and Gallows come out.
Angle books Cena and Reigns vs. Gallows and Anderson


John Cena and Roman Reigns vs. Anderson and Gallows
John Cena


The King interrupts Elias as he was singing and brings out Pelvis Wesley from Southpaw Regional Wrestling, which is just Heath Slater in an Elvis costume.

Pelvis dances to the ring as Elias waits. Pelvis invites Elias to dance with him but he's not
 interested. Elias drops Pelvis and goes to work on him. Elias nails the Drift Away and stands over Pelvis as his music plays.


Sasha Banks (c) vs. Alexa Bliss for the Women's Championship 
Alexa Bliss won and is the New Women's Champion 
Nia Jax comes out and celebrates with her friend. She crushes Banks in the corner before telling Alexa to hold the title up. She puts Bliss on her shoulders and walks her around, but then she drops the new champion on the mat and picks up the title. She holds the belt above her head to make it clear she wants the next title shot

RAW was INSANE Tonight! Who's ready for No Mercy?

Rating 90/90
RAW was pretty awesome. Great matches and promos that make us excited for No Mercy! That Reigns and Cena segment made me pumped for No Mercy!

RAW: Aftershow

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